Avid BB7s are dirt cheap, and work just fine. I have them on my Surly Big Dummy cargo bike as well as my Surly 1x1 11th Anniversary Edition, and they provide plenty of stopping power in wet, muddy, and dry conditions. Just a thought, obviously itís a matter of personal preferenceÖ but I donít ever see myself going back to a bike with cantilevers.

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here's what i do, well i'm using cheap ass bengal mechanical disc brake, i know... i should use avid bb5/bb7 road brakes... but... it's deeper pull issues on it.
later on i'll change wheels, using 700c / 29er...
what you see on this pic is i'm using 26" maxxis hookworm front and hollyroller rear

Bump, where are you at on the Hunter vs. this 1x1 deal Nick..not necessarily what you would or might want but I still have that pair of 650's w/ Surly hubs gathering dust. Someone on the Nor-Cal board's gotta have a set of Pacenti's sitting around too..LMK..I'm still around (working) in the SouthBay.

Bump, where are you at on the Hunter vs. this 1x1 deal Nick..not necessarily what you would or might want but I still have that pair of 650's w/ Surly hubs gathering dust. Someone on the Nor-Cal board's gotta have a set of Pacenti's sitting around too..LMK..I'm still around (working) in the SouthBay.

Hunter is coming shortly....but in the interim i turned my 1X1 into a drop bar'd single-crosser

Nice!

Like it... can you tell me what size tires those are and do you like how it rides? I've got the opportunity to pick one of these up and this is exactly what I was wanting to do with it. What size frame is that also? Thanks and more pics if you can!

Like it... can you tell me what size tires those are and do you like how it rides? I've got the opportunity to pick one of these up and this is exactly what I was wanting to do with it. What size frame is that also? Thanks and more pics if you can!

-Ryan

thanks Ryan,

Tires are Mutanoraptors (44)
Frame size is a 20" (Large)

she's a fun bike to ride ...

but currently relegated to kid(s) hauling duty to and from the local park

I know this thread is 6 months old.... but I just got a 1x1 frame and want to use my Ksyrium SSC SL roadie wheels on it, basically build the same bike CHUM has there. The link for the brake adapters is dead, anyone know where to find them? Any other brake ideas?

I know this thread is 6 months old.... but I just got a 1x1 frame and want to use my Ksyrium SSC SL roadie wheels on it, basically build the same bike CHUM has there. The link for the brake adapters is dead, anyone know where to find them? Any other brake ideas?